Rice breast lower this year?

[mak2782]

agree, usually find 1 or 2. Not a single one this year.

 

[circlehooker]

1 mallard

 

[Calikev]

I'm curious if others are seeing a reduction in rice breast this year. I didn't have one bird that was obviously affected this year.

No surprise due to the heavy rains this year? I'm not sure if that's how this works or not.

I only had 3 for the whole season. Much less than previous years.

 

[Avg Joe]

Had 2 on the first Wed of the season and then none after that.

 

[Pickleweed]

Just one. Sprig.

 

[Big Daddy Gaddy]

Zero, but I only shot like three ducks.

It's actually the first year I can remember not seeing any in at lease a decade or more.

 

[rlljfc]

2 Sprig first week of season, nothing after that

 

[Drake Slayer]

2nd hunt of the year in Oregon had a greenhead with it. 2nd to last hunt of the year had a bull sprig with it. That was it. Less than 1.5 percent of birds.

 

[1911king]

2. Sprig and boot.

 

[API]

Zero all season until this past Saturday, then one drake spoonie.